Docket+ 31 October

Docket+ is a weekly roundup of the latest influence operations-related academic research, events and job opportunities.

Highlights

1. Crowds Can Effectively Identify Misinformation at Scale (PsyArXiv, 26 October)
2. Social media companies and common carrier status: a primer (Brookings, 27 October)
3. NewsGuard’s Misinformation Monitor: Dark Money Political Ads Proliferate on Facebook and Instagram Ahead of the U.S. Midterms, Enabled by the Platforms’ Policies (NewsGuard, October)
4. Birdwatch: Crowd Wisdom and Bridging Algorithms can Inform Understanding and Reduce the Spread of Misinformation (Twitter, 27 October)

1. Academia & Research

1.1 Platforms & Technology

1. More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend on other social media sites (Pew, 21 October)
2. Datavoidant: An AI System for Addressing Political Data Voids on Social Media (ArXiv, 24 October)
3. The International State of Safety Tech: This report provides an overview of the international Safety Tech landscape, the trends that drive it currently and recommendations for further growth opportunities. (Public, 27 October)
4. Privacy Rights Have Changed. Will Data Handling Follow? (RAND, 24 October)
5. Elon Musk doesn’t know what it takes to make a digital town square (MIT Technology Review, 29 October)
6. How Google’s Ad Business Funds Disinformation Around the World (ProPublica, 29 October)
7. Empty Promises: Inside Big Tech's Weak Effort to Fight Hate and Lies in 2022 (FreePress, 27 October)